The government today dismissed the suggestion that 5,000 cadres of Naga militant group NSCN-IM would be inducted into Border Security Force (BSF).

A Home Ministry spokesperson said there have been reports that interlocutor for Naga talks R N Ravi had assured NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah that about 5,000 cadres of the militant group would be drafted into BSF as part of the rehabilitation process.

“It is clarified that these reports are false and have no basis,” the spokesperson said.